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    Default Using just a Dermaroller. What can i expect?

    If my hair loss is not significant, but just thinning at this point, will using a dermaroller help prevent further hairloss?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Westonci View Post
    If my hair loss is not significant, but just thinning at this point, will using a dermaroller help prevent further hairloss?
    Nope. Get on finasteride.

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    You mean while also using minoxidil?

    If not, keep in mind that MPB is a gene. You can't just roll little needles on your head and it will stop the hairloss. I'm pretty sure the whole point of a dermaroller is for more minoxidil absorption.

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    I use the dermaroller and have had some success. I am also treating my hairloss with other meds also so who knows if the dermaroller is actually doing anything. I do remember seeing a thread around here were they posted some promising information on the use of the dermaroller so I would not totally rule it out as being an affective treatment.

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    Do any of you guys use dermaroller more than 1nce a week?

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    I use it about 3 or 4 days a week. I usually wash my hair, then while in the shower i use the dermaroller all over the top of my head. After, I shampoo with regenepure dr. After showering I apply minox.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PatientlyWaiting View Post
    ...I'm pretty sure the whole point of a dermaroller is for more minoxidil absorption.

    No. It has nothing to do with absorption. It's all about wound healing. Wound healing triggers an embryonic state in the skin which makes it receptive to receiving instructions from wnt proteins. It is important not to use the roller every day, as this requires the healing cycle to be completed before it is triggered again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the_dude78 View Post
    No. It has nothing to do with absorption. It's all about wound healing. Wound healing triggers an embryonic state in the skin which makes it receptive to receiving instructions from wnt proteins. It is important not to use the roller every day, as this requires the healing cycle to be completed before it is triggered again.
    No, it is everything to do with absorption, micro-needling is said to massively increase absorption of any topical you put on your skin, thats why women are using it along with vitamin creams for good skin.

    Your right that it does cause the skin to heal with is supposed to increase collagen levels but for hairloss the main principle is to increase expsoure to minoxil.

    I'm no docter and neither are you but I really think once a day might be too much.

    I would recomend using it just after the shower, the skin is softer then and it's less painful.

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    It is neither "nothing to do with absorption" nor "everything to do with absorption", I believe it is somewhere in between.

    Yes, it is said that microneedling aids with absorption of topicals such as Minoxidil, but in this more recent study the focus is on the wounding and regeneration process. Minoxidil is not used until 24 hours after the wounding session, so increasing absorption is not the purpose of this experiment in this case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marshmalo View Post
    No, it is everything to do with absorption, micro-needling is said to massively increase absorption of any topical you put on your skin, thats why women are using it along with vitamin creams for good skin.

    Your right that it does cause the skin to heal with is supposed to increase collagen levels but for hairloss the main principle is to increase expsoure to minoxil.

    I'm no docter and neither are you but I really think once a day might be too much.

    I would recomend using it just after the shower, the skin is softer then and it's less painful.
    Would you at least check out the thread and the study other users have linked to? In this case it is not about absorption..

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